The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-26

The Range says; During the month OF
January an option was secured ON lands
in section eight, township iorty-four,
range thirty-nvc, In the township OF
Bates, north Of Iron River, 10y John Me-
Donald, merchant; Patrick Vail, saloon
keeper; George NJ. Buckley, Thomas
Flanagan and Frank Jackson, but for
some reason did not wish TO make il
public till now. There are some six pits
down TO ore. The depth OF the ore from
the surface varies from six inches in one
pit TO fourfcet in the deepest"
The Miner and Manufactures is the
name OF a new mining paper soon to be
published simultaneously at Milwaukee
and Chicago, by n stock company recent
" organized with capital OF $4,000.
The incorporators are Chase S. Osborn,
Of the Florence Mining News; NJ. A. Hoyt,
Of Madison; ID. III. Anderson, OF Chicago;
G. NJ. Treat, M. j. Anderson and q. T..
Mathes, OF Milwaukee. The new publ
cation viii be weekly and devoted TO
the mining interests OF Northern Wiscon-
sin and upper Michigan.
The Mining Journal says, apropos OF
the end Of the Champion strike: ''The
affair, too, gives valuable pointer for
other mine employees in the district, 90 the
affect that "A strike il always ill-adsised
and preiudical 60 the interests Of the men
AZ well as the companies, for ninety-nine
out OF every hundred grievances can lie
readily adjusted by Misrepresentation in
proper form to the management of the
mine. The pointcrshould not go unhced-
ed"
The latest adviccs from Eastman, Ga,
concerning the health OF Mr.. Brcitung,
! are that he is conyalebcing and well past
all present danger This announcement
win afford relief TO everybody as the
( friends OF Mr.. b., who were shocked and
panied by the alarming reports made
early last week concerning the condition
OF his health. Thcpeople are not ready,
nor wiz they be FOR many years, to sparc
+ him.--Negaunce Iron Herald.
This has been most favorable winter
for logging and one Of the best winters
ever known for carrying on mining ex-
plorations. The ground is hard and dry,
very little water 90 contend with and
scarcely any timbering is necessary.
Mining and numbering are the chief i'm
dustiies OF this locality and most every
one should be satisfied.
Frank Wnring made The DIAMOND
DRILL office n social call ON Monday
He, until quite recently, held the respon-
sible position OF taking care ~ the Mas
todon Iron Co.'S interests at that mine,
but resigned 60 accept the tiine-keepcr-
ship Of the Florence mine, at Florence.
Mr.. Warning is still a young man in years,
but is valuable mining officer.
Captain Thomas Luxmoreh has resigned
the captainsh;p Of the Nanaimo mine NJ
Iron River and win probably accept q
similar position az the Beta mine,. NJ
That place. Mr.. Luxmore ia most e.
fcicnt mining captain and the Beta PEG.
pile are very fortunate IN securing sogood
man.
q IL Is rumored that Knight 81 Labor
cooperative Land & Mining Co.. will he
organized in this town. The boys have
decided to chip IN 81 900 to begin with
and viii engage a cruiser at once to lo-
cate valuable lands. --Labor's Voice
} Dr. II. c. Kimball goes ON with his ex.
! plorutory work on lot number three, see.
ton twonty-e;ght, township iourty-thrce
range thirty-two, over TIE river north ol
} the bridge, but has yet got nothing def
: mite, Indications are promising though.
A blast was SCI off in the Sheldon &
: shafer mine on Wednesday evening which
looscned over Eve hundred tors OF ore,
The charge was put in for the especial
benefit OF the visiting members OF the
Kimball Iron Mining Co.
The strike NJ the Champion mine, Mar
quettc Range, is AT an end. The striking
miners became satisfied that they were
wrong and after considering matters,
concluded il was for their interest 60 IL.
. sumo work.
"Thcre IL considerable more excitement
caused by newly found mines con the east
end Of the Range and really not hall
80 much cause for IL as there II here, "
said q visitor TO the Falls, one day this
} week.